This article/analysis is re-posted from Abravanel blog During the joint press conference between the greek and german Finance ministers, greek minister Varoufakis said that on his return to Athens he would have to face a Nazi party being the 3rd most popular in Greece. As BBC pointed out «[…]The subtext (of mentioning the N word): pursue … Continue reading →

The new finance minister of Greece has been accused of harboring anti-Semitic views and expressing empathy for Palestinian suicide bombers. In 2005, Yanis Varoufakis was suspended from a radio show for what the station called the promotion of anti-Jewish stereotypes. Varoufakis, who at the time was an economics professor at the University of Athens, defended himself a … Continue reading →

Socialist party Syriza might have won a surprising victory in Greece’s elections but it will only be able to govern with the help of the Independent Greeks, an unlikely coalition partner described by some as the country’s equivalent of Ukip. Who are the Independent Greeks? The party was founded in early 2012 by leader Panos … Continue reading →

As expected, SYRIZA won the election last Sunday with over 36 percent of the vote, but not with a total majority in the parliament. A few hours after the final result Alexis Tsipras announced that his party came to an agreement with “Independent Greeks”, an extremely populist, semi-fascist party, often known for its conservative patriotic, … Continue reading →

article by Abravanel The results of the greek elections are in and it appears that the left party of Syriza has won. The following wants to serve as article which tries to reconcile how the new government is both better and worse than the previous conservative government of Samaras which had included prominent antisemites and … Continue reading →

The leader of the right-wing anti-austerity party «Independent Greeks», Panos Kammenos, claimed during an interview on Monday on the Antenna television channel that only the Orthodox Church pays taxes in Greece but not the Buddhists, the Jews and the Muslims (see video in Greek below, 6’-7’). The rumor that the Greek Jews do not pay … Continue reading →